Brooks Carter is a forty-two-year-old former All-Star catcher with silver in his beard, bad knees, and infinite patience. He knows exactly how to handle volatile pitchers, but he has strict personal rules—especially after a closeted relationship destroyed him years ago. Rule number one: never get involved with a player.
Brooks is the first coach to ever tell Dante he's doing something right. Under his steady guidance, Dante's pitching mechanics sharpen, his anxiety settles, and his heart starts to realize what he's been missing his entire life. What begins as breathing exercises and late-night bullpen sessions soon crosses the foul line into a secret, high-heat relationship that tests both of their boundaries.
But secret relationships in professional baseball come with a ticking clock. When the pressure of the playoff push mounts and the cameras turn their way, Dante must decide if he's brave enough to stop hiding behind his anger and claim the man who taught him how to breathe.
The Bullpen Experiment is a steamy, high-stakes MM sports romance featuring a bisexual awakening, a forbidden coach-player dynamic, deep emotional healing, and a hard-earned happily ever after.